proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
twice; again; second time
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
great talents mature late
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
feminine; womanly; female
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
inside; interior; inner part
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly